Battle of Camperdown

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battle of the French Revolutionary Wars naval battle

The Battle of Camperdown was a major 1797 naval victory of the British Royal Navy over the Dutch fleet during the French Revolutionary Wars, noted for its decisive impact on control of the North Sea.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the French Revolutionary Wars → naval battle →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Kamperduin →
belligerent	Batavian Republic → Great Britain →
BritishCommanderRank	Admiral →
BritishShipsOfTheLineEngaged	approximately 16 →
capturedShip	Alkmaar → Beschermer → Brutus → Delft → Gelykheid → Hercules → Jupiter → Leyden → Staat en Land → Vrijheid →
combatant	Batavian Navy → British Royal Navy →
commander	Adam Duncan → Jan Willem de Winter →
conflict	French Revolutionary Wars →
countryInvolved	Batavian Republic → Great Britain →
date	11 October 1797 →
DutchCommanderRank	Vice-Admiral →
DutchFlagship	Vrijheid →
DutchShipsOfTheLineEngaged	approximately 16 →
flagship	HMS Venerable →
followedBy	increased British naval dominance in the North Sea →
location	North Sea → off the coast of Camperduin, North Holland →
namedAfter	Camperduin →
navalTactic	breaking the enemy line without strict adherence to formal line-of-battle tactics → close-quarters engagement →
notableFor	decisive impact on control of the North Sea → one of the most significant British naval victories of the French Revolutionary Wars →
opposingCommander	Adam Duncan → Jan Willem de Winter →
outcome	decisive British victory →
partOf	French Revolutionary Wars → War of the First Coalition →
precededBy	Mutiny at the Nore →
result	British victory →
strategicSignificance	secured British control of the North Sea → weakened the Batavian fleet as a threat to British trade and communications →
theatre	North Sea theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars →
year	1797 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799) →	follows
Batavian Republic →	navalEngagement
Anglo-Dutch Wars →	notableBattle